What is Balldontlie Mcp

balldontlie-mcp is an MCP Server implementation that integrates the Balldontlie API, providing information about players, teams, and games for the NBA, NFL, and MLB.

Use cases

Use cases include building sports statistics dashboards, creating fantasy sports applications, and developing sports news aggregators.

How to use

To use balldontlie-mcp, sign up for an API key at Balldontlie.io, install the server via Smithery, and configure it in your Claude Desktop settings.

Key features

Key features include retrieving lists of teams, players, and games for NBA, NFL, and MLB, with options for filtering by league, player names, and specific dates.

Where to use

balldontlie-mcp can be used in sports analytics, app development, and any platform requiring real-time data on NBA, NFL, and MLB.

Balldontlie MCP Server

An MCP Server implementation that integrates the Balldontlie API, to provide information about players, teams and games for the NBA, NFL and MLB.

Tools

• get_teams

  • Get a list of teams for the NBA, NFL or MLB
  • Inputs:
    • league (enum [‘NBA’, ‘NFL’, ‘MLB’]): The sports league to get teams for

• get_players

  • Gets a list of players for the NBA, NFL or MLB
  • Inputs:
    • league (enum [‘NBA’, ‘NFL’, ‘MLB’]): The sports league to get players for
    • firstName (string, optional): The first name of the player to search for
    • lastName (string, optional): The last name of the player to search for
    • cursor (number, optional): Cursor for pagination

• get_games

  • Gets the list of games for the NBA, NFL or MLB
  • Inputs:
    • league (enum [‘NBA’, ‘NFL’, ‘MLB’]): The sports league to get games for
    • dates (string[], optional): Get games for specific dates, format: YYYY-MM-DD
    • teamIds (string[], optional): Get games for specific games
    • cursor (number, optional): Cursor for pagination

• get_game

  • Get a specific game from one of the following leagues NBA, MLB, NFL
  • Inputs:
    • league (enum [‘NBA’, ‘NFL’, ‘MLB’]): The sports league to get the game for
    • gameId (number): The id of the game from the get_games tool

Prompts

• schedule_generator

Given a league (NBA, MLB, NFL), a starting date and ending date generates an interactive schedule in Claude Desktop.

Configuration

Getting an API Key

1. Sign up for account at Balldontlie.io
2. The free plan is enough for this MCP Server

Installing via Smithery

To install balldontlie-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @mikechao/balldontlie-mcp --client claude

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcp-servers": {
    "balldontlie": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "balldontlie-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY": "YOUR API KEY HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with LibreChat

mcpServers:
  balldontlie:
    command: sh
    args:
      - -c
      - BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here npx -y balldontlie-mcp

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

Disclaimer

This library is not officially associated with balldontlie.io. It is a third-party implementation of the balldontlie api with a MCP Server.